Ethiopia leader says coup attempt thwarted in regional state

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister says his government has foiled a coup attempt in a region outside the capital, Addis Ababa.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told the state broadcaster overnight that his administration had thwarted an attempted coup in the region of Amhara led by a very high-ranking military official and others within the country’s military.
In his address, Abiy said some people had been killed and others wounded in the operation.
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